730518 – net-vpn/wireguard-modules : out of tree module should not install to /lib/modules/<version>/kernel/

Bug 730518 - net-vpn/wireguard-modules : out of tree module should not install to /lib/modules/<version>/kernel/

Summary: net-vpn/wireguard-modules : out of tree module should not install to /lib/mod...

Status:	UNCONFIRMED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Jason A. Donenfeld

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Reported:	2020-07-03 02:02 UTC by Daniel M. Weeks
Modified:	2020-09-30 15:55 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Daniel M. Weeks 2020-07-03 02:02:15 UTC

Installing wireguard-modules and then running make modules_install from kernel sources will cause wireguard.ko to be removed. Out of tree modules should not install to the kernel module subdirectory directly as the ebuild/package never really "owns" that directory. They can safely be installed to another directory along side the kernel subdirectory; "misc" or just "net" would be reasonable.

Reproducible: Always